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Subject: Re: WAC 141 blowup

Author: Chris Welty

Date: 02:00:32 09/01/04

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On September 01, 2004 at 04:07:24, Tord Romstad wrote:
>The Botvinnik-Markoff extension is also useful in WAC141.  With the
>default extensions (3/4 of a ply for mate threats, 1/2 of a ply for
>the BM extension), my program finds Qxf4 after only 6 plies and
>12,993 nodes:
>Tord

That is truly impressive.

What is a Botvinnik-Markoff extension?

Is there a limit to the amount of mate threat extensions and BM extensions that
you do?

Chris

• Re: WAC 141 blowup Tord Romstad 02:28:55 09/01/04
  • Re: WAC 141 blowup Stuart Cracraft 08:33:12 09/01/04
    • Re: WAC 141 blowup Tord Romstad 10:34:32 09/01/04
      • Re: WAC 141 blowup Stuart Cracraft 07:17:55 09/02/04
  • Re: WAC 141 blowup Vasik Rajlich 03:01:02 09/01/04
    • Re: WAC 141 blowup Tord Romstad 10:27:03 09/01/04
      • Re: WAC 141 blowup Vasik Rajlich 15:48:12 09/01/04

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